Bundle-tying machine.



A. B. SMITH -& H. J. GOFF.

BUNDLE TYING MACHINE. APPLICATIbN men MAR. 18. I916.

1 1 97,773 Patented Sept. 12, 1916.

75 6 1; i SWWMMS 63 5 Q NER F'E5-5MPFH HENRY J- GoFF' UNITED STATESPATENT o Eio ABNER B. SMITH AND HENRY J. GOFF, OF MCCLOUD, CALIFORNIA,ASSIGNORS OF FORTY ONE-HUNDREDTHS TO FREDERICK F. SPENCER, OF MoCLOUD,CALIFORNIA.

BUNDLE-'IYING MACHINE.

Application filed March 18, 1918.

To all whom 2'2. may concern Be it known that we, ABNEP. B. SMITH andHENRY J. Gorr, citizens of the United States, residing at McCloud, inthe county of Siskiyou and State of California, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Bundle-Tying Machines, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had to'the accompanyingdrawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in bundle tying machinesand is adapted for use more particularly with a machine of theparticular character as set forth in our Patent No. 1,166,720 datedJanuary 1, 1916, and it is an object of the invention to provide noveland improved means whereby the tying medium may be conveniently andexpeditiously secured to the shaft of the twisting member.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of our improved tyingmachine whereby certain important advantages are attained and the deviceis rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient andadvantageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will hereinafter be definitelyclaimed.

In order that our invention may be the better understood, we will nowproceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view partly in elevation and partly insection illustrating an embodiment of our invention in applied position;Fig. 2 is a view, detached, in perspective, of our improved wire holdingdevice as herein set forth; and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in top planof the shaft for the twister illustrating our invention as hereinembodied applied thereto. i

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, 61 denotes an upright ofpredetermined height and having secured to its upper extremity thebearing block 62 through which is disposed the shaft 63 projectingbeyond the opposite sides thereof, the outer extremity of said shaft 63being operatively engaged with a suitable driving means, while the innerend of said shaft 63 has aflixed thereto the twisting member 69 of atype Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 12, 1916.

Serial No. 85,178.

particularly described in our prior Patent No. 1,166,720 dated January4, 1916.

76 denotes a cutting member arranged inwardly of the twisting member 69and preferably of a character as described and illustrated in our priorpatent hereinbefore re ferred to.

The periphery of the shaft 63 intermediate the block 62 and the cutter 76 is flattened, and resting upon said flattened portion is a plate 1detachably held f to the shaft 63 through the medium of the headed screw2 directed through the shaft 63 and in threaded engagement with theplate. 1 as indicated at 3. It is to be observed that the inner end ofthe plate 1 is provided with a lip or narrow extension 1 which extendswithin a corresponding recess formed at the inner end of the flattenedportion of the shaft 63, whereby the plate 1 is held against swingingmovement around the headed member 2.

The outer end of the plate 1 is provided with the upstanding flange 5having its upper portion provided with a V-shaped recess 6, the edges ofwhich being formed into knife edges so that an effective grip may be hadupon the tying medium W which is preferably a wire of predeterminedgage.

The plate 1 inwardly of the flange 5 but in close proximity thereto isprovided with the upstanding arch or loop 7 Q through which the free endof the tying medium W is adapted to be threaded after it has beenarranged within the recess 6 hereinbefore referred to. It will beperceived that the knife edges of the recess 6 will assure an effectiveengagement with the strand W and which contact is further facilitated inview of the fact that the arch member or loop 7 has its upper portionarranged below the lowermost point of the recess 6.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that a tyingmachine constructed in accordance with our inven tion is of an extremelysimple and comparatively inexpensive nature and is particularly welladapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which itmay be assembled.

We claim:

1. In combination with a rotatable shaft provided with a twisting means,a plate secured to the shaft to one side of the twisting means, saidplate being provided with an upstanding flange having a recess in itsouter margin, said plate being also provided with an arched member at apoint inwardly of the flange.

2. In combination with a rotatable shaft provided with a twisting means,a plate secured to the shaft to one side of the twisting means, saidplate being provided with an upstanding flange having a recess in itsouter margin, said plate being also provided with an arched member at apoint inwardly of the flange, said arched member being of such a heightas to terminate inwardly of the inner end of the recess of the flange.

3. In combination with a rotatable shaft provided with a twisting means,a plate secured to the shaft to one side of the twisting means, saidplate being provided with an upstanding flange having a recess in itsouter margin, said plate being also provided with an arched member at apoint inwardly of the flange, said recess being substantially V-shape inform.

- relatively to the flange.

4. In combination with a rotatable shaft provided with a twisting means,aplate secured to the shaft to one side of the twisting means, saidplate being provided with an upstanding flange having a recess in itsouter margin, said plate being also provided with an arched member at apoint inwardly of the flange, the margins of the recess being formedinto knife edges.

5. In combination with a rotatable shaft provided with twisting means,an upstanding flange carried by the shaft to one side of the twistingmeans and provided with a recess in its outer margin, said shaft beingalso provided with an arched member spaced In testimony whereof wehereunto affix our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

ABNER B. SMITH. HENRY J. GOFF. Witnesses:

GUY E. EKWALL, FLETCHER GREEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner or Patents, Washington, D. C.

